GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fossils provide solid evidence that organisms from the past are not the same as those found today; fossils show a progression of evolution. Fossils, along with the comparative anatomy of present-day organisms, constitute the morphological, or anatomical, record.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient life that are usually buried in rocks. Examples include bones, teeth, shells, leaf impressions, nests, and footprints. This evidence reveals what our planet was like long ago. Fossils also show how animals changed over time and how they are related to one another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fossils are the remains of prehistoric life, especially those preserved in rock before the end of the last ice age. A fossil might be the animal or plant itself, or the bones or shells of animals (sometimes altered), or the imprint of a plant or animal (for example the mold or cast of a shell).

Detailed explanation-4: -Possibly the most important fossil evidence found is the plant, Glossopteris. Known as a woody, seed bearing tree, the Glossopteris is named after the Greek description for tongue due to its tongue shaped leaves and is the largest genus of the extinct descendant of seed ferns.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fossils provide evidence of the location an organism lived. Fossils provide evidence of the size of an organism. Fossils provide evidence of changes to the organism’s structure through time.